Canon law in the publications of priest Jan Ślósarz Ph. D. (habil.)
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https://doi.org/10.15633/acr.3647Keywords:
canon law, Corpus Juris Canonici, excommunication, crime, sin, jurisdiction, correctional punishment, pope, absolution, confessionAbstract
Priest Jan Ślósarz, PhD (habil.), published two works on canon law and practical theology: O cenzurach kościelnych i ekskomunikach w szczególny sposób Papieżowi zastrzeżonych (On the church censures and excommunications reserved especially to Pope) (1900) and Władza kluczów w św. sakramencie pokuty (The power of keys in the holy sacrament of penance) (1902).
Both publications proved to be useful to priests as well as to the faithful because they presented clearly the codes of canon law, which at that time was complicated and scattered across many documents. Both publications addressed the application of ecclesiastical penalties to clergy and to laity. These penalties were intended both to protect the doctrine of the Catholic Church and to help sinners.
Some punishments were applied by confessors, other by bishops, and some were reserved exclusively for the Pope. Due of difficulties in obtaining absolution, clergy and laity restrained themselves from committing sins and the worst sinners were directed under care of the most experienced confessors. Priest Jan Ślósarz described in his publications various sins and provided detailed instructions applicable to clergy as well as to laity on how to deal with the person committing those sins.
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Myrcha M. A., Problem grzechu w karnym ustawodawstwie kanonicznym, „Prawo Kanoniczne” 29 (1986) nr 1–2, s. 45, 43–80.
Ślósarz J. ks., O cenzurach kościelnych i ekskomunikach w szczególny sposób Papieżowi zastrzeżonych, Lwów 1900, http://dlibra.kul.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=1670&from=pubindex&dirids=42&lp=587 (12.07.2018).
Ślósarz J. ks., Władza kluczów w św. sakramencie pokuty, Lwów 1902, http://dlibra.kul.pl/dlibra/doccontent?id=1658 (5.12.2017).
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